"Modern Humans is a vivid account of the most recent--and perhaps the most important--phase of human evolution: the appearance of anatomically modern people (Homo sapiens) in Africa less than half a million years ago and their later spread throughout the world. Leaving no stone unturned, John F. Hoffecker demonstrates that Homo sapiens represents a "major transition" in the evolution of living systems in terms of fundamental changes in the role of...

"Join two leading biologists on an exploration of how key developmental genes, natural selection, and time fuel the evolutionary process"--Cover.

"Where did the first cells come from? If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? How did birds first take flight? Join us on an extraordinary journey through the history of life in this unique, beautifully illustrated book. Explore one of the most incredible ideas in modern science ... how natural selection has given rise to the mind-boggling diversity of life on Earth today."--Back cover.

"Describes the rise of modern humans, Homo sapiens, including the theories about our origins and how we spread throughout the world, with information based on the latest fossil and DNA studies"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the many ways animals survive or cope with different aspects of their lives, such as hunger, love, enemy attacks, extreme conditions and change.

A presentation at the 114th Annual Meeting and Summer School of the Theosophical Society in America, examining a possible Theosophical prediction of the future of humanity.